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Meanings of empty sheath in английском

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Usage of empty sheath in английском
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She leaned forward, pointing to the empty sheath at his girdle.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
2
He reached for his knife and found an empty sheath.
The Valley of Horses
3
In twenty-four hours, it is nothing but an empty sheath, a crumpled bit of skin.
The Mason-Bees
4
He had neither sword nor shield, but hanging by his side was an empty sheath.
Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) / Myths and Legendary He...
5
This fitted exactly in his empty sheath, and all vowed that it was evidently meant for him.
Legends of the Middle Ages / Narrated with Special Reference to ...
6
She snatched up the empty sheath, and wrapping it in a fold of her garment, left the chamber.
Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion
7
They are like an empty sheath.
Robert Browning: How to Know Him
8
The empty sheath lay on the seat-a symbol of the sharp-edgedhate that had passed out of her life.
The ninth vibration and other stories
9
When Thisbe saw her own cloak and the empty sheath, she guessed that, thinking her dead, he had sought death himself.
Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) / Myths and Legendary He...
10
At his side hung an empty sheath, that must once have held a short knife, and the handle of another knife glittered above his waistband.
Dead Man's Rock
11
I knew it, for I remembered the empty sheath that hung at Rhodojani's waist, and heard again Railton's words, "Captain, it was your knife."
Dead Man's Rock
12
Blend took one look at the man, gaped, then went for her empty sheaths once more.
Orb Sceptre Throne
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